In raktapitta an asthapana (decoction-type) enema is given with buffalo milk and an anuvasana enema with ghee.
Names and synonyms
- Hindi
- रक्तपित्त में बस्ति
- English
- Enemas for raktapitta
Ingredients and preparation
Ingredients
| Ingredient | As written in the text | Quantity as written |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo milk (mahisha-ksheera)भैंस का दूध (माहिषक्षीर) | महिषीपयस् / भैंस का दूध | Not stated |
| Ghee (ghrita)घी (घृत) | आज्य / घृत | Not stated |
How it is used
Buffalo milk is used for the asthapana enema and ghee for the anuvasana enema.
इस रक्रपित्त में भैंस के दूध से आस्थापन बस्ति व घृत से अनुवासन बस्ति देनी चाहिए।
Indicated for, as the text says
- Bleeding disorder (raktapitta)(रक्रपित्त)
Therapies involvedDecoction enema (niruha basti)निरूह बस्तिOil enema (anuvasana basti)अनुवासन बस्तिEnema therapy (basti)बस्ति कर्म (एनिमा)
Organs mentionedAnus and rectumगुदा
आस्थापनं च महिष्ीपयसा विधेय-माजयेन सम्यगनुवासनमत्रा कुर्यात्॥Source wording as converted, Chapter 9 · p. 130 · v. 25.Safety
- Needs a trained practitioner. This procedure or preparation is of a kind that should only be carried out under qualified supervision.
Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, kidney or liver disease and other medicines all call for professional advice before any traditional remedy is used.
All references
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Quick facts
- Content type
- Procedure
- Source pages with records
- 1
- Pages naming it
- 0
- Chapters
- Chapter 9
- Extraction tasks
- T05
- Record id
- method_raktapitta_basti_p202